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Sleep : a very short introduction / Steven W. Lockley and Russell G. Foster.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Lockley, Steven W., author.
- Series:
- Very short introductions.
- Very short introductions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sleep--Physiological aspects.
- Sleep.
- Sleep disorders.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvi, 146 pages) : illustrations.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2012.
- Summary:
- Why do we need sleep? What happens when we don't get enough? From the biology and psychology of sleep and the history of sleep in science, art, and literature; to the impact of a 24/7 society and the role of society in causing sleep disruption this introduction answers everything you've ever wanted to know about sleep.
- Contents:
- Sleep through the ages
- Sleep generation and regeneration
- The sleeping brain
- The reasons for sleep
- The seven ages of sleep
- When sleep suffers
- Sleep and health
- Society and sleep
- The 24-hour society.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-162034-3
- OCLC:
- 958564193
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